Sentences with phrase «local penguin population»
Both penguins were released by SANCCOB at the Boulders penguin colony and now form part of the local penguin population.
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Climate conditions around Ardley Island have been generally favourable for penguins over the last 7,000 years and the team had expected the local population to show minor fluctuations in response to changes in climate or sea ice.
Boulders Beach is home to the «Jackass» African penguin, which has been hanging out along the Southern African coast for... er... donkey's years, in more recent times living shoulder to knee - cap with the local human population of Simon's Town.
The fiord is rich in flora and fauna and outstanding Waterfalls; at times sighting of local wildlife as dolphins (Doubtful Sound is home to one of the southernmost population of bottlenose dolphins), fur seals and penguins (Fiordland crested and blue).
Krill also face another threat, which was not a focus of our research: Concentrated industrial fishing is depleting local krill populations, potentially forcing penguins and other species to shift their foraging patterns.
The phytoplankton - dependent krill populations in the Southern Ocean which are the staple food of all the great baleen whales are now down by 80 % and the shortfall is now also starving local fish species, penguins and seals.)